Fertile-Beltrami swept the Region 8A Minnesota State High School League Triple-A awards. Drew Gullickson and Katrina Hitchen were named Monday as the boys and girls winner, respectively, of the Region 8A Triple-A awards. Triple-A stands for Academics, Arts and Athletics…and is awarded to high school seniors who have a 3.0 or higher grade point average…
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ADA, MN—Dozens of students from across the region attended the Good Student Award banquet Sunday at Ada-Borup-West School. These students had received R&J Broadcasting’s Good Student Award during the current school year. Jacobson Body Shop, the presenting sponsor, presented a $750 scholarship to senior Isaiah Wright of Fertile-Beltrami. Isaiah tells R&J News why he thinks…
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Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls, Northwest Technical College in Bemidji and Alexandria Technical and Community College have received a Concurrent Enrollment Grant from the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. The three colleges, working as a consortium called Distance MN, will use the $276,124.46 grant to expand career and technical education to…
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A man from Red Lake Falls has died after his vehicle rolled over Saturday afternoon northwest of Red Lake Falls. The Minnesota State Patrol says 25-year-old Wyatt James Sauve was going east on County Road 13, a half mile west of the intersection with County Road 9, when his car left the road, went into…
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This Friday the Red Lake Falls community will be hosting a benefit for Red Lake Falls student Lily Thronson, as she waits for a heart transplant. Benefit Organizer Rusty Remick tells us more about the event. Remick also told us more about Lily, and why she and her family are in need of support at…
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RED LAKE FALLS, MN—The annual Red Lake Falls Summerfest gets under way Thursday and continues until Sunday. Thursday’s calendar includes family bingo at the American Legion starting at 6:30, a junior varsity boys basketball tournament starting at 4 at the Lafayette High Gym, plus a customer appreciation and cruise night car show from 5 to…
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Red Lake Falls is hosting their 6th annual Holly Dazzle Celebration on Saturday December 16th. Event Coordinator and Red Lake Falls Civic and Commerce Vice President Tracy Malwitz shares details about this Holiday Celebration: The entire event is free and open to the public. People have an opportunity to purchase tickets to win prizes. All…
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Red Lake Falls Administrative Assistant Jane Theibert would like to share a reminder for the residents of Red Lake Falls regarding a water outage scheduled for October 31st: Community members are reminded to prepare as best they can for this short-term water shut-off.
A celebration of Native American and French-Canadian culture returns to the region this weekend. The annual Chautauqua and French-Canadian Metis Festival will be held Saturday and Sunday southwest of Red Lake Falls. Virgil Benoit, president of the Association of the French of the North (the festival’s sponsors), talks about the festival. Benoit says it’s not…
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By Abby Pearson City Administrator Kathleen Schmitz fills us in on the July 25th Board Meeting. On this months agenda Jim Trojanowski from NW Regional Library was looking for a 3% increase for budget. 2 Bars looking for an off premises licensing for Summerfest. Donations for the pool, fire department and flower planters were approved.…
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